Floods Devastate Central Europe: See How Climate Change Turned Storm Boris Into a 4-Day Deluge

The Central European region of the Czech Republic, Austria, Poland, Romania and even some parrots of Germany saw heavy downpour in mid-September.

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The shower was named storm Boris.

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This phenomenon was critically studied by WWA, who also produced an article on the same.

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One of the most crucial factors, as discussed and agreed by various scholars, is global warming.

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Climate Change, caused by global warming, is suspected to be the most crucial cause.

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